"The sky had grown dark."
"There should be lots of mosquitoes by the lake. I wonder if Jin Li was still waiting for me."
"Damn it, where exactly is Seventh Moon Lake?"
Though the map was completely marked, it was not actually detailed. It could not be as precise as Blue Star, down to a specific building; it could not even accurately mark some small hills.
Qi Yuan had already arrived nearby, yet he still did not know where Seventh Moon Lake was exactly.
Just then, several voices drifted over.
Qi Yuan's eyes lit up. "There are people. Should I go ask?"
At that moment, moonlight spilled down around the lakeshore.
The air was thick with the scent of blood.
The experts of two sides held their weapons, their swords drawn and their bows taut.
"Is this how your Moon Imperial Clan treats guests?
"We traveled a thousand miles from Black Cloud City to come here, and yet we cannot even meet your priest?" The speaker was a one-eyed burly man wearing an eye patch, looking especially fierce.
"Evil guests have come calling. Naturally, we have reason not to receive you!" said a man with pure green hair from the other side.
"It seems your Moon Imperial Clan has yet to realize the price of offending us!" The one-eyed burly man carried a broadsword, looking as vicious as a fiend.
"The Moon Emperor Clan fears no threats," the green-haired man said.
The two sides remained at daggers drawn, hurling insults back and forth as though they might start fighting at any moment.
Just then, a voice sounded. "Everyone, please stop for a moment. May I ask if you know where Seventh Moon Lake—or July Town—is?"
Qi Yuan appeared beside them, wearing a mask, his voice sincere.
After he spoke, both